MILWAUKEE, WI - FEBRUARY 22: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers hugs Giannis Antetokounmpo ... [+] #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks after the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center on February 22, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) Getty ImagesWhen he arrived at the Bradley Center on the morning of Feb. 22, 2016, Giannis Antetokounmpo was still more of a curiosity than the dominant superstar he is today. "Does he want to be a great player or not? He has the talent to be a great player." "(The) first NBA game I watched was a Kobe game against the Celtics – he was big and you could feel it," Antetokounmpo said.

Source: Forbes January 31, 2020 23:03 UTC